Several years ago, when Helen Yenser was a senior at Oakwood School, a private K-12 school in North Hollywood, she stood up in front of her class and talked about menstruating. “After I gave my ...

For too many young women around the world, "period shame" — the fear that women are impure when they are menstruating — prevents them from going to school, praying in public places or other parts of ...

Abuja-based journalist, Chidiebere (pseudonym), can still remember her first menstrual period. It came upon her like a bolt from the blue. Chidiebere told The Nation that she had already received some ...

Globally, 2.3 billion people cannot access basic sanitation services. For menstruating women who do not have things like a handwashing facility and soap at home, this poses a huge problem.